Rural Advocacy is a coalition of religious, environmental, citizen, health, farm and human service organizations committed to dialogue, education, social action and political action regarding rural Iowa. We work together for the renewal and preservation of sustainable independent agricultural systems including livestock production, non-farm enterprises and the well-being of the rural communities. We advocate public policies that will bring sustainable economic opportunities to rural Iowa, an improved quality of life to rural people, safe nutritious food to consumers and an ecologically sound environment to our state.

Rural Advocacy focuses on the renewal and preservation of a sustainable rural Iowa, its communities, its agricultural base and its ecological systems, by advocating for policies and alternatives that are socially just, economically sustainable and environmentally sound.